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who else could have played her?

posted 10 years ago by cheynesn
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I thought Charlize was fabulous in this role. I'm wondering who else could have done such a great job in this role? Gwyneth Paltrow?

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[–] AlwaysStyln 10 years ago

I can't picture anyone else playing Mavis quite as well as Charlize. The devil's in the details & she nailed them all.

[–] ween-3 10 years ago

Yes yes yes. She may have won the Oscar for "Monster", but as far as I'm concerned THIS is the movie that places Charlize
Theron in the big time. She's just so brutally real in this part. We all knew this girll in high school, didn't we? Spectacular performance by Charlize, Patton Oswalt and the whole cast. As well conceived a character study as I've ever seen.

[–] Lady_Elaine_Fairchild 8 years ago

Not sure she is really acting though.
For some reason I LOVE this movie watched it 3 times in row (last week) while I was painting a mural at a client's house.
They came in a few times and gave me the eye when they saw I was watching it again. Lol

As a renaissance chick, I paint, write, and sing loudly off-key.
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[–] BewareOfTheAvalanche 10 years ago

Rachel McAdams.

[–] InsecureNeuroticControlFreak 9 years ago

I read somewhere that some people wanted Traci Lords. I would've wanted to see that.

This is gonna *beep* do for him what "Jade" did for David Caruso.

[–] Hollywoodshack 9 years ago

Agree. The character has similarities to her high school days in her autobiography.

[–] elijahwoodfan128 9 years ago

Alison lohman

[–] wiccan_corr 9 years ago

I think a younger Uma Thurman would have been nice.

Sally, I think I'll buy the flowers myself.

[–] pennilayne 8 years ago

Sandra Bullock. She is actually really good in dramas. A younger Nicole Kidman. Katie Holmes. Natalie Portman.

[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

Toni Collette.

I was thinking this all the way through. Toni does bad moods/angry/bitter with that twist of comedy that I feel Charlize didn't quite bring to this role. She brought the bitter and angry just fine, as she is a good drama actress, but the "funny" wasn't in her bitterness the way Toni Collette can do that blend.

[–] Xcalat3 (3704) 5 years ago

Indeed Toni Collette would be great as well.